Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (Oct. 11-19)

Nichole Whiteley, Daily Herald
The Daily Herald was given a tour of the Haunted Forest on Wednesday, Oc. 4, 2023. The haunt, located in American Fork, has been open 34 years and is open until Oct. 31 this season.Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week:
CENTRAL
Provo
Oct. 11
2025 Halloween Cruise, CLAS Ropes Course, 6:15 p.m. (Oct. 11-Nov. 1, clasropes.com)
A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody, Covey Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (provo.gov)
Family Concert Series: Musical Playground!, BYU Music Building, 11 a.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Utah Metropolitan Ballet: Peter Pan, Covey Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (Oct. 11-13, covey.provo.gov)
2025 Provo Farmer’s Market, Pioneer Park, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (provofarmersmarket.com)
Improvised Musical Comedy, ImprovBroadway, 7:30 p.m. (improvbroadway.com)
Irrititja Kuwarri Tjungu/Sense of Beauty, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Oct. 11-Dec. 6, moa.byu.edu)
Illustrations from Isles of the Emberdark- Exhibit by Esther Candari, The Compass Gallery, noon-8 p.m. (Oct. 11-Nov. 1, thecompassgallery.com)
Utah Lake- Group Exhibit, The Compass Gallery, noon-8 p.m. (Oct. 11-Nov. 1, thecompassgallery.com)
BYU Philharmonic: Great Beginnings, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Oct. 13
Musical Monday, ImprovBroadway, 7:30 p.m. (improvbroadway.com)
Oct. 14
BYU Symphonic Band: Of Winds and Fall, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Homecoming Opening Ceremony, Marriott Center, 11 a.m. (byu.edu)
Oct. 16
OcTUBAfest, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (Oct. 16-17, onstage.byu.edu)
Halloween Lift Rides 2025, Sundance Resort, 8 p.m. (Oct. 16-31, sundanceresort.com)
BYU Symphony Orchestra “Of Stage and Screen”, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Oct. 17
Improvised Musical Comedy, ImprovBroadway, 7:30 p.m. (Oct. 17-18, improvbroadway.com)
Halloween ZipTour 2025, Sundance Resort, 7:30-10:30 p.m. (Oct. 17-25, sundanceresort.com)
Great Expectations, West Campus Central Building, 7:30 p.m. (Oct. 17-Nov. 1, onstage.byu.edu)
Aba Diop & the Yermande Family, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Swan Lake, Covey Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
Friday Fusion, Arlington Hall, 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 18
The Doo Wop Project, Covey Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
2025 Provo Farmer’s Market, Pioneer Park, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (provofarmersmarket.com)
Orem
Oct. 11
Straw Bale Slide, University Place Orem, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Oct. 11-27, universityplaceorem.com)
Crowded Spaces: Recent Paintings by John Sproul, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Oct. 11-18, uvu.edu/museum)
2025 Pumpkins in the Orchard, University Place Orem, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. (Oct. 11-31, universityplaceorem.com)
Library Hall Presents: Josie-O and the Big Six, Orem Public Library, 7 p.m. (oremlibrary.org)
SCERA Chamber Singers present “Goin’ Home”, SCERA Center for the Performing Arts, 7 p.m. (scera.org)
myHometown Geneva Heights Day of Service, 546 N 500 W, 8 a.m. (orem.gov)
Oct. 13
Sherlock Holmes and the Monster Mash, Leatherby’s Orem, 7:30 p.m. (saltydinnertheater.com)
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, SCERA Center for the Performing Arts, 7 p.m. (scera.org)
Oct. 15
Orem’s Sunset Farmers Market 2025, City Center Park, 5-9 p.m. (sunsetfarmersmarkets.com/orem)
Oct. 17
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, SCERA Center for the Performing Arts, 7 p.m. (scera.org)
Oct. 18
Truck-or-Treat, University Place Orem, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (universityplaceorem.com)
Scary Movie Night: The Addams Family, University Place Orem, 6:30 p.m. (universityplaceorem.com)
Night of Fright and Market, University Place Orem, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (universityplaceorem.com)
Lindon
Oct. 11
Halloween Playday, Lindon Rodeo Arena, 10 a.m. (lindonrecreation.org)
SOUTH
Springville
Oct. 11
Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Oct. 11 into 2026, smofa.org)
Oct. 13
Steffani Raff Spooky Storytelling, Civic Center Park, 7-8 p.m. (smofa.org)
Mindful Mondays at the Museum, Springville Museum of Art, 6-8 p.m. (smofa.org)
Springville’s Sunset Farmers Market 2025, Springville Civic Center, 5-9 p.m. (sunsetfarmersmarkets.com/springville)
Oct. 15
Paranormal Night at the Library, Springville Library, 6:30 p.m. (springville.org)
Oct. 19
Sunday Concert Series, Springville Museum of Art, 4-5 p.m. (smofa.org)
John Hafen Symposium, Springville Museum of Art, 6-8 p.m. (smofa.org)
Spanish Fork
Oct. 11
Candy Cannon, Cornbelly’s – Spanish Fork, 6:30 p.m. (cornbellys.com)
Scarecrow Sing-a-Long, Cornbelly’s – Spanish Fork, 5 p.m./6 p.m. (cornbellys.com)
Glen Ray’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch 2025, Glen Ray’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, 5-11 p.m. (Oct. 11-30, glenrayscornmaze.com)
2025 Gordon’s Family Farm Fall Festival, Gordon Family Farm, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (Oct. 11-Nov. 1, gordonfamilyfarms.com)
Duck races, Cornbelly’s – Spanish Fork, various times (Oct. 11-Nov. 1, cornbellys.com)
Scales and Tails, Cornbelly’s – Spanish Fork, 2 p.m./4 p.m. (cornbellys.com)
Spanish Fork Farmers Market 2025, Farmer’s Market Field, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. (spanishforksalemchamber.com)
Oct. 13
Magic Mondays, Cornbelly’s – Spanish Fork, 5:30 p.m./6:30 p.m. (cornbellys.com)
Oct. 14
Cow Cuddling, Cornbelly’s – Spanish Fork, 6:30 p.m. (cornbellys.com)
Oct. 16
Cow Cuddling, Cornbelly’s – Spanish Fork, 6:30 p.m. (cornbellys.com)
Take My Death Away: A Halloween Musical, Angelus Theatre, 7:30 p.m. (angelustheatre.com)
Oct. 17
2025 Vintage Market Days of Greater Utah, Spanish Fork Fairground, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Oct. 17-18, vintagemarketdays.com)
Candy Cannon, Cornbelly’s – Spanish Fork, 6:30 p.m. (Oct. 17-18, cornbellys.com)
Scarecrow Sing-a-Long, Cornbelly’s – Spanish Fork, 5 p.m./6 p.m. (Oct. 17-18, cornbellys.com)
Fairy Fridays, Cornbelly’s – Spanish Fork, 5:30 p.m. (cornbellys.com)
Oct. 18
Scales and Tails, Cornbelly’s – Spanish Fork, 2 p.m./4 p.m. (cornbellys.com)
Spanish Fork Farmers Market 2025, Farmer’s Market Field, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. (spanishforksalemchamber.com)
Santaquin
Oct. 11
Rowley’s Red Barn Apple Harvest Festival 2025, Rowley’s Red Barn, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (rowleysredbarn.com)
Rowley’s Red Barn Fall Festival 2025, Rowley’s Red Barn, 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. (Oct. 11-30, rowleysredbarn.com)
Salem
Oct. 13
Salem Farmers Market 2025, 173 E 750 N, 5 p.m.-dusk (spanishforksalemchamber.com)
Mapleton
Oct. 11
Mapleton Scarecrow Spectacular 2025, Mapleton City Hall, 3-5 p.m. (mapleton.org)
NORTH
Pleasant Grove
Oct. 11
Flowers for Mrs. Harris, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (Oct. 11-Nov. 15, theruth.org)
2025 Run Like a Viking Festival and 5K, Pleasant Grove Recreation Center, 8:30 a.m. (runnercard.com)
Saturday Morning Movie: The Spiderwick Chronicles, Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m. (pgutahcity.gov)
Oct. 14
Tuesday Trucks and Trivia Night, Grove Station, 6-8 p.m. (grovestationpg.com)
Oct. 15
Utah Flower Market 2025, Grove Station, 9 a.m.-noon (utahflowermarket.com)
Oct. 18
Saturday Morning Movie: Scooby Doo!, Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m. (pgutahcity.gov)
Lehi
Oct. 11
The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie, Lehi Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. (Oct. 11-18, lehiarts.org)
Cornbelly’s Insanity Point 2025, Thanksgiving Point, 7-11:30 p.m. (Oct. 11-31, cornbellys.com)
Big Jack’s World, Outlets at Traverse Mountain, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (Oct. 11-31, outletsattraversemountain.com)
2025 Cornbelly’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Fest, Thanksgiving Point, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. (Oct. 11-Nov. 1, cornbellys.com)
Annual Fall Outdoor Movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Osier Park, 7 p.m. (lehi-ut.gov)
Oct. 13
Scarecrow Festival 2025, Ashton Garden, 7:30 p.m. (Oct. 13-18, thanksgivingpoint.org)
MoccWalk – Steps for Scholarships – Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Wardle Fields Regional Park, 5-6:30 p.m. (secure.frontstream.com/2025moccwalk)
Oct. 16
The Venardos Circus: Decade of Dreams, Outlets at Traverse Mountain, 7 p.m. (Oct. 16-26, outletsattraversemountain.com)
American Fork
Oct. 11
Rug Tufting Workshop, The Rug Room, 6-9:30 p.m. (Oct. 11 into 2026, therugroomutah.com)
2025 Haunted Forest, Haunted Forest, 7:30 p.m.-midnight (Oct. 11-Nov. 1, hauntedforestutah.com)
2025 Strangling Brothers Haunted Circus, Strangling Brothers Haunted House, 7:30 p.m. (Oct. 11-Nov. 1, stranglingbros.com)
Art Market, Timpanogos Arts Foundation, TBA (americanforkarts.com)
Oct. 18
Author Event-Jeff Wheeler, American Fork Library, 10 a.m.-noon (americanfork.gov)
Highland
Oct. 17
Sew ‘N Sews, Highland Community Center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (highlandcityarts.info)
Cedar Hills
Oct. 13
Meet the Mayor, City Hall, 10-11 a.m. (cedarhills.org)
WEST
Saratoga Springs
Oct. 14
Meet the Candidates Night, Lake Mountain Middle School, 6-8 p.m. (saratogasprings-ut.gov)
Oct. 15
Flu Shot Clinic, City Council Chamber, 2-4 p.m. (saratogasprings-ut.gov)
Eagle Mountain
Oct. 11
Farmer’s Market, Cory B. Wride Memorial Park, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
Oct. 18
Halloween Town and Car Show, Nolen Park, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
Cedar Valley
Oct. 11
Ghosts of Camp Floyd, Camp Floyd State Park, 7-9 p.m. (stateparks.utah.gov/parks/camp-floyd)
Oct. 18
Ghosts of Camp Floyd, Camp Floyd State Park, 7-9 p.m. (stateparks.utah.gov/parks/camp-floyd)
NEARBY
Salt Lake City
Oct. 11
RedWest Country Music Festival, Utah State Fairpark, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. (Oct. 11-12, redwestslc.com)
2025 Little Haunts, This Is The Place State Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Oct. 11/18-17, thisistheplace.org)
Oct. 12
Judas Priest and Alice Cooper Live, Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre, 6:45 p.m. (utahfirstamp.com)
Heber Valley
Oct. 11
Pumpkin Train, Heber Valley Railroad, 10 a.m. (hebertrain.com)
A Night at Hogwarts Live Game Event, 2243 Copper Belt Drive, 5-11 p.m. (anightathogwarts.com)
Oct. 18
Maple Tapping Workshop, Wasatch Mountain State Park, 10 a.m.-noon (stateparks.utah.gov › parks › wasatch-mountain)
Know of an event that should be listed? Let us know by emailing jlloyd@heraldextra.com.